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Mar Hicks
@histoftech.bsky.social
Historian of technology and dad joke aficionado who lives with a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit. One of those they/thems.
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"We’ve seen explosions in Tyre, which was supposed to be one of the safe places that people could flee to from here, and that’s now under intense bombardment." It's almost like this is an Israeli playbook they've already done elsewhere or something. #Lebanon#Gazawww.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Israel launches waves of devastating air strikes on Beirut neighbourhood
Israel launches waves of devastating air strikes on Beirut neighbourhood

At least six killed, 100 wounded and deaths expected to rise as Israeli strikes flatten apartment buildings in Beirut.

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MHhistoftech.bsky.social

Oh me? I’m just doing hot garf shit.

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episode 019
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It’s called “garfing” and it’s in the Bible.

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I’ll take academia for $1000, Alex.

When you have a policy, but no actual controls. Image shows a seagull standing on top of a sign that says no seagulls.
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Hey archaeology Bluesky, I need a new PhD supervisor. It’s a shit deal bc I can’t change the main one, but I’m in hell right now. It has to be someone in Europe, they need to have some contemporary experience, and be KIND. Please help! (No advice, I’ve tried everything, this is a last resort)

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Here's a new piece from ex-Copyright Office GC Jacqueline Charlesworth that generative AI proponents will hate, laying out a straightforward case for courts to rule against fair use for LLM training. Not a prediction or agreement, but I'd be unsurprised if the Second Circuit adopted ~this reasoning.

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Keywords: fuck

Fuck Nuance
Kieran Healy1
Abstract
Nuance is not a virtue of good sociological theory. Although often demanded and
superficially attractive, nuance inhibits the abstraction on which good theory depends. I
describe three “nuance traps” common in sociology and show why they should be avoided
on grounds of principle, aesthetics, and strategy. The argument is made without prejudice
to the substantive heterogeneity of the discipline.
Keywords
theory, nuance, models, fuck
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Mar Hicks
@histoftech.bsky.social
Historian of technology and dad joke aficionado who lives with a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit. One of those they/thems.
17.9k followers985 following1.9k posts